(sniff) Anyone remember him?
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| DoubleE wrote: |
| I remember the name, and that he was black, I think. |
I remember Mr. Hooper very well. For those who don't know/don't remember, he was a white male in his fifties, balding, and wore old-fashioned glasses perched on the end of his nose. He owned and ran Hr. Hooper's Store. Big Bird especially liked him and the sesame seed (or was it bird seed..?) sundaes the old man would make for him. Big Bird would always pronounce his name wrong in greeting, to which he would say, "Hooper, Hooper!". One day Big Bird had drawn pencil sketches of all the adult actors (which were all very good), and gives them out to the subjects as presents. He saves Mr. Hooper's for last, and doesn't understand why the old man hasn't shown up. The adults look at each other a bit sadly, and try to explain the concept of death. Big Bird eventually understands, and decides to keep the sketch himself so he can always remember Mr. Hooper. The actors gather around Big Bird and look down sadly as the screen silently faded to black, and a special message appeared (for our parents..?) saying that Will Lee had died unexpectedly of a heart attack. A young black man named David would take over running Mr. Hooper's Store, of which they kept the name. In shots filmed of Big Bird's living area today, you can still see Mr. Hooper's framed sketch by his nest.
Does anyone know of which episode that was...?
| mondoblasto wrote: |
I remember Mr. Hooper very well. For those who don't know/don't remember, he was a white male in his fifties, balding, and wore old-fashioned glasses perched on the end of his nose. He owned and ran Hr. Hooper's Store. Big Bird especially liked him and the sesame seed (or was it bird seed..?) sundaes the old man would make for him. Big Bird would always pronounce his name wrong in greeting, to which he would say, "Hooper, Hooper!". One day Big Bird had drawn pencil sketches of all the adult actors (which were all very good), and gives them out to the subjects as presents. He saves Mr. Hooper's for last, and doesn't understand why the old man hasn't shown up. The adults look at each other a bit sadly, and try to explain the concept of death. Big Bird eventually understands, and decides to keep the sketch himself so he can always remember Mr. Hooper. The actors gather around Big Bird and look down sadly as the screen silently faded to black, and a special message appeared (for our parents..?) saying that Will Lee had died unexpectedly of a heart attack. A young black man named David would take over running Mr. Hooper's Store, of which they kept the name. In shots filmed of Big Bird's living area today, you can still see Mr. Hooper's framed sketch by his nest. Does anyone know of which episode that was...? |
You want the episode? You got it. But remember: It can be sad, but reminds us all that even if people we love are gone, our memories of them will never fade!
Part One (The adults are discussing a new baby & Bird joins them): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXLrw2o_CEE
Part Two (Bird shows all his drawings and the adults remind him about Mr. Hooper's passing and how things are as they are "just because"): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZTvDZHRFrU
Part Three (Leave The Flowers skit, obviously done for certain reasons): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5HS4neB81k
Part Four (Bird hangs the drawing of Mr. Hooper up and the new baby is introduced to Bird, showcasing how "one day, they're not here, and the next day, here they are"; With closing credits): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXEmuq-x6Fs
On Sesame Street Mr. Hooper is now replaced by a guy named Allen{who appears to be the new owner of Hooper's Store} and also a guy named Chris. I remember reading about this episode of Sesame Street when it came out and I found it odd that Sesame Street would discuss death on it's show but it remains one of the most wonderful episodes in Sesame Street's history and I think that they were smart to honor Mr. Hooper's farewell in a non-scary manner that helped young children understand about what happens to relatives and grandmas and grandpas when they leave the earth and I think that was really sweet that Sesame Street created this episode,
Tiki
| Antique22 wrote: |
On Sesame Street Mr. Hooper is now replaced by a guy named Allen{who appears to be the new owner of Hooper's Store} and also a guy named Chris. I remember reading about this episode of Sesame Street when it came out and I found it odd that Sesame Street would discuss death on it's show but it remains one of the most wonderful episodes in Sesame Street's history and I think that they were smart to honor Mr. Hooper's farewell in a non-scary manner that helped young children understand about what happens to relatives and grandmas and grandpas when they leave the earth and I think that was really sweet that Sesame Street created this episode, Tiki |
